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Something we had already said in a previous post, but the appointment is now pretty clear I think: According to this, science is a system of structurally determined of a particular type. But apart from this it is also an autopoietic system, that is to say, a system that produces itself, by means of a […]

It was when they began to publish scientific journals: The first, on the 5th of January, 1665, the Journal des sçavans by Denis de Sallo. Then, on 6 March, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (which I believe something more important because of its connection to an official organization). Therefore, the decision that ‘the Philosophical […]

The human memory is very susceptible to the social influence: people share stories, narratives, and this transmission can affect the memory that we have of those stories… even if they are our own stories. An article published in the journal Science shows how the opinions of others can alter the memory that we have of […]

Although it is in fact something that is acknowledged, it is easy to forget that the theory of value labor was not invented by Marx, but rather something you picked up from the tradition of classical economics, and English. At the same time when looking at the original texts on the subject, and in particular […]

Sometimes, I imagine that also happens to others, I discover a blog and dedicate myself to reading it completely. And so, I come a few ideas to purpose of the posts very old. This time, at Crooked Timber for the purpose of consequentialism (the idea that the moral value of an action depends on its […]

The state of France, 2009-2010. A book with the editions of The Discovery (2009) The State of France is a collective work that benefits from the collaboration of fifty specialists. 18th edition, this album shows the ambition to be ” a unique panorama, and full of France “, it is indeed the sub-title of the […]

I was born and grew up in a military family. Therefore, my professional career was predetermined. I had to choose an important and respected profession, as they say now – socially significant. Parents decided that the doctor, or the teacher – the most suitable for me specialties. Since we then lived in a small provincial […]

Brief detour for a section of the French Review of sociology, 1992, Nicolas Herpin and Daniel Verger, ” Are they mad? The passion of the French for pets” “In large cities, where the frames are focused, the dog is unfit to make the most of the traditional services (hunting, guarding, etc); it is costly in […]

As every year, Insee has in “France, portrait social,” the balance of economic and social changes observed during the past year. A set of on-line documents, on the site of Insee. In summary, this year. The links provided here will direct you to the pdf documents. Demographics – Increase in fertility in France in 2008 […]